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1. Take Out

by Garrett M. Smith

4 months ago

This is my short 2.5min film I made for a John Woo contest on MySpace. I lost, so here it is.

A delivery man must make his way out a crime lord's safehouse after he catches wind of their plans...

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Garrett M. Smith
Filmmaker
Greg Bellavia
Producer
Richard Bina
Actor/Producer/Writer
Nadia Shipovsky
Actress
Phil Haney
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Fletcher Nelson 4 months ago

DUDE! this was awesome. nice work
Ryan Gravener 4 months ago

nice job.
Xerxes Sangco 4 months ago

DAMN! If this lost I wanna see what movie won! This was great! Did you make this with all your friends or did you get real actors?
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

Thanks!
Yeah, I used my friends and friends of friends to act in the film.
Mark Taylor 3 months ago

what camera did you use?
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

I used the Panasonic HVX200 with its stock lens and Nikon prime lenses via the Letus35 Flip Enhanced adapter.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 3 months ago

Nice job. Kept me entertained for the whole thing.
Blake Whitman 3 months ago

Not a bad little action flick there. Nice FX work too.
Ayz Waraich 3 months ago

and you lost? crazy.

what did you shoot this on?
Jesse Knight 3 months ago

I like the cut of the guy falling to the girl in the shower near the end. Cool stuff.
Ted Avery 3 months ago

That was plain awesome.
Paulius Zabiela 3 months ago

vauuuu! jega.
Hoop-CA, USA 3 months ago

That was really, really well done. Lock and load, baby.
Chris Morgan 3 months ago

nice, how long did it take you?
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

Thanks, Chris!

We found about the contest about two and a half weeks beforehand. We had an abbreviated pre-production of about a week, shot in one really long day, and did the editing and effects in 8 days. It good that my vacation was right after that - so I could catch up my sleep. :)
fotofreak99 3 months ago

Nice job!
I bet a lot of work went into that 2.5 min.
Scott Harris 3 months ago

Super awesome (aside from the lead's acting)
Jordan Megahy 3 months ago

So good!
Matt 3 months ago

GREAT job man.

I think its a little to "typical" and "predictable" action movie stuff. I think we've seen those scenes and scenarios in movies before. Maybe a better or more creative twist at the end..?

But I appreciate hard work and I can tell you tried to do something here...good job!
Arun Bissram 3 months ago

I agree.
Brad Petty 2 months ago

I love the critics. Notice they always have tons to say about things they know nothing about. Please, shoot a 5 second flick that's not predictable and of the "norm". I'll bet it would be great. Not!

I have to admit though, after watching your videos you seem to be very inclined for special effects and such. You're especially in tune to speeding up video and slowing it down. Wow. Keep it coming. And I'm sure we all love the VHS system you must be working with.
Shiraz Chanawala 3 months ago

incredible, just brilliant
Greg Bellavia 3 months ago

A W E S O M E!

That big guy was amazing, well done

(Where was that filmed?!)
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

Thanks Greg!

I filmed at my friends' apartment in Culver City, CA, who were very awesome and helpful throughout the process.
benje 3 months ago

Yes that is awesome! Did you have any budget?
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

Thanks, Benje!
Just out of my own pocket... so not much. The biggest expenses were food, prop guns, and breakaway glass.
Bernadette 3 months ago

SWEET :) I like it
interesting what can be done with an apartment, a backyard and a few tools....
And of course great friends with great ideas
Elliott Cost 3 months ago

You really understand how to shoot/edit action. Love it!
Charles Yi 3 months ago

Garrett, great job man! I really like your work!! I hope to see more of you videos soon.
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

Thanks Charles!
(I'm working hard to get a few more videos up, but it may take a bit.)
Patrick 3 months ago

That was awesome! One question though. John Woo style and no white doves? That's classic John Woo. Anyway, great work!
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

The dove wrangler couldn't make it that day. ;)

Thanks for watching Patrick.
Patrick 3 months ago

I hear they are notoriously hard to book. Awesome vid though.
Phil Haney 3 months ago

"That didn't require translation!" Looks awesome on this player!
Richard Bina 3 months ago

Nicely done. What are you up to next?
Nadia Shipovsky 3 months ago

love it. the ending rocks! ;)
ronniemcbride 3 months ago

WOW that was well shot and edited!
stuart cohen 3 months ago

Great job!!! how did you manage to not get any noise or grian in the image...my HVX is scary when it comes to grain!!! Almost makes me not want to use it!!! Did you use magic bullet at all?
Garrett M. Smith 3 months ago

Thanks Stuart!
I just lit as much as I could, and other than that, I used Colorista and Final Cut's built-in plugin to color-correct the film. No Magic Bullet Looks though.
stuart cohen 2 months ago

Thanks Garrett, Igave it a go and think the noise issue has gone finally. I only managed to light with one halogen light as that was all I had but think it looks okay noise wise. If you go to my profile and take a look at the model showreel you will be able to see the video. Thanks again.
Geoff Albach 3 months ago

Im a fan. Really nice work, did you use an adapter?
Garrett M. Smith 2 months ago

Thanks Geoff!
Yes, I used the Letus35 Flip adapter with Nikon lenses, except when I really needed the extra boost in light.
Havic Thurtee 2 months ago

Engaging!!! Heart Stopping Action!!! Unpredictable!!!
Jeffery Patch 2 months ago

WOW! As if you haven't heard it before Garrett, AMAZING VIDEO. I'm really surprised this didn't win. You must have been up against some stiff competition. I have to say, I think this is the best short film I've seen on the internet in as long as I can remember. Everything was well done. What I liked most about it is that it felt like it was 10 minutes instead of 2.5.... in a good way! It seems like it was packed full of so much excitement and kept going and going and going.....
ANTHONY JACKSON 2 months ago

Nice you did a good job !!!
I like it.
Hannes 2 months ago

The German is ... funny ;)
Great film nevertheless!
XL 16 days ago

Awesome!

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